[Yesspaz]

Avian:

Whoa, Whoa, whoa everyone. I'm just used broadcast as a general term to distinguish between what we are and what Napster is.

I wasn't trying to get anyone riled up. Sorry if I made ya mad there Avian (the all caps were for emphasis). I knew you were using broadcast as a general term, as is almost everyone else these days (because for decades, broadcast was all there was, so the term became commonplace). I was just trying to clarify the difference for those with no experience in any sort of radio, ever.


as to pervasiveness...

Just because it goes through your walls, it's still just as pervasive as internet broadcasts.

I think I was misunderstood. Internet broadcasts are NOT pervasive. You sign a contract to let them into your home/office, whatever. You AGREE to any content.

Also, Howard Stern has been coursing through your body. And you do have to have a "special box" to pick it up. But just owning the special box does not mean you agree to objectionable programming. Signing something is. (btw, Stern is one of those programming situations that really challenges what you can and cannot broadcast - imagine if he were on cable, what we would see... wait he is on cable)

Everyone likes to jump on the FCC, but they have actually become a lot looser since the reorganization in 1990 (I think it was that year). The standards for what can and cannot be broadcast have widened significantly, as Avian pointed out.

especially considering their double-standard when it comes to sex and violence contained in such broadcasts.

And finally... (I started to talk about this in my previous post)

With internet radio, you don't necessarily need a cable (satellite internet, for instance), and you need an electronic device to translate the signal. Sounds pretty similar to me when you look at the basics. With the new internet radios they have now, you just plug it in the wall, and plug it into your internet connection. That's it

Yes, with all of the many rapic technological changes, the lines are blurring. satellite radio, satellite internet, and pretty soon, digital radio (2006 or 2007 - I forgot - regardless, we'll all have to buy new radios, and the average person owns 11!) all make the whole legal parts of stuff cuh-razy.



Now this is all neither here nor there, because the issue is not about content, it's about royalties. I was just trying to point out the difference between broadcast and webcast and cable, and why since they are differently legally, the RIAA can in fact charge more than they do broadcast, because no precedent has yet been set. That's all I'm trying to do - nor more, no less. Sorry if I offended.

Yesspaz out.